Open to everyone 14 to 24 globally.

Why 14 to 24? We want to know what issues burn in the hearts and minds of young global citizens — the next generation of leaders. We want to encourage young adults to contribute to the public dialogue on pressing issues — and even influence policy.
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The Environment
Natural Resources Defense Council and The Sierra Club

First Amendment & Free Speech
USA Today

Animal Welfare
The Humane Society of the United States

Global Issues
The United Nations

Civil Rights/Social Justice
NAACP

U.S. Education and 2008 Election
Strong American Schools and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues
Human Rights Campaign

2008 U.S. Presidential Election Issues
PBS Award winning P.O.V. Series

The votes are in!
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Winners — FYI - Film Your Issue 2008

New Orleans for Sale
by Brandan Odums, 22, and 2-cent
New Orleans, Louisiana
  • FYI Jury Award
  • PBS's P.O.V. Series Award
  • NAACP Award
  • AFI SILVERDOCS Award
Idea in the Making: RescueFlyer
by John Lian, 23
Granville, Ohio
  • FYI “Issue Into Action” Award
Why Tuesday?
by Jacob Soboroff, 24
Los Angeles, California
  • FYI “Issue Into Action” Award
High School Drop-Out
by Ian Rojas, 19
Miami, Florida
  • Associated Press Award
  • MySpace Audience Award
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Strong American Schools Scholarship
Green to Blue
by Elizabeth Klein, 22
Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Sierra Club/NRDC Award
Think. Believe. Act.
by Hunter Saiz, 22
Ogden, Utah
  • USA TODAY Award
Petals of Hope
by Sarah Morcos, 17
North Hollywood, California
  • The United Nations DPI Award
  • The United Nations/Global Issue Award
The Life
by Vasile Dediu, 19
  • MTV Audience Award
Label-Free
by Benjamin Shallenberger, 21
  • Human Rights Campaign Award
Copyflights
by Zaporizhzhya National University student team, 19 - 21
Ukraine
  • Intellectual Property Award — World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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Jurists for FYI 2008 include:

 
Walter Cronkite
News Anchor/Author		 Tom Brokaw
News Anchor/Author
 
Tom Anderson
Founder/President, MySpace		 Wolf Blitzer
Anchor
 
Bob Kerrey
President, The New School		 Bill Maher
HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher
 
Sheila Nevins
President, HBO Documentary and Films		 Harvey Weinstein
Chairman, The Weinstein Company